The protests are the biggest for a decade

Iran is out-gunned by the U.S. but has a network of allies and proxies that could make American interests pay

In the power vacuum left, the Kurds have the most to lose

Violent protests in the southern city of Basra have dashed the prime minister's hopes of a second term

On Aug. 9, the Syrian army dropped leaflets on the province of Idlib telling residents that "the war is nearing its end" and urging them to cooperate with government forces. One showed grainy pre-war images...

It was almost midnight when Omar Abdel Jabar heard a knock on the gate of his home in the Iraqi city of Mosul. His family froze at the sound of the rap on the gate....